On studying web programming

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+4 Q:

What are the best resource to study the following: JavaScript, AJAX, CodeIgniter Smarty?

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mrjoltcola 2010-03-16 19:56:39

+5 A:

Though perhaps not suited as a first book on JavaScript, I recommend

JavaScript - the Good Parts by Douglas Crockford. It will keep you from doing some dumb things.

Carl Smotricz 2010-03-16 19:57:03

+1 Douglas Crockford :). Also, his videos on YDN.

N 1.1 2010-03-16 20:23:18

+3 A:

CodeIgniter has a great User Guide. Just download CI and start building a simple web site, using the guide as a starting point and reference.

Also, I would recommend using jQuery for your JavaScript and AJAX - it will make your life much easier!

Justin Ethier 2010-03-16 20:00:25

+1 A:

Net Tuts has some of the best tutorials on the net.

Yada 2010-03-16 20:03:15

+4 A:

Digging into JQuery and using it is a great way to crash course into something more complex than "hello world" with javascript

In general, you will learn a lot if you just do stuff in this fashion.

Pick a feature you think is cool
Google it to find a solution
Instead of copy/paste, make sure you understand what the code actually does, and how
Change it in some way to make sure your understanding is correct \
Use Google to find out why your changes failed
Rinse/Repeat

Russell Steen 2010-03-16 20:15:36

+3 A:

You should definitely take a visit to http://www.w3schools.com.

voyager 2010-03-16 20:19:53

+1 A:

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Jørn Schou-Rode 2010-03-16 20:20:37

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